NEXM vs PLG vs SCCO Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Platinum Group Metals and Southern Copper Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.33 -28.5% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$47.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.01 -19.8% 1M -54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$113.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$179.33 -12.7% 1M +32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.62B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
1.65%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMPLGSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.41M $113.70M $149.62B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x -21.1x 23.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% — +38.7% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% -9.9% 37.2% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.65% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.5% -54.7% +32.7% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.2%/yr -16.9%/yr +26.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.6% 76.0% 52.8% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 45/100 64/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMPLGSCCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNEXMPLGSCCO
Valuation 10 #149 of 165 72 #47 of 165 46 #89 of 165
Growth 60 #61 of 150 16 #126 of 150 71 #45 of 150
Profitability 3 #118 of 122 43 #70 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 83 #29 of 166 90 #17 of 166 49 #86 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 6 #101 of 107 57 #47 of 107
Overall 39 45 64
  • NEXM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNEXMPLGSCCOSPY
1 month -28.5%-19.8%-12.7% -2.3%
3 months -39.8%-22.3%-3.6% -0.7%
6 months -46.4%-42.0%+8.9% +4.8%
Year to date -66.0%-57.2%+27.3% +10.3%
1 year -65.5%-54.7%+32.7% +10.3%
3 years -93.9%-6.5%+160.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -60.7%-2.2%+37.6% +20.1%
5 years -95.9%-60.4%+227.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -47.2%-16.9%+26.8% +10.1%
10 years -98.8%-93.8%+621.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year -35.5%-24.3%+21.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEXMPLGSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.6%76.0%52.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%81.2%54.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.583.302.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.720.62 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.3%-71.0%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.7%-71.0%-18.4% -3.5%
52-week high $4.54$3.48$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.31$1.01$117.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNEXMPLGSCCO
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 12.5x -21.1xmedian 12.5x 23.4xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 150.8xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 13.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 26.7xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 11.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.28 0.42median 0.28 0.83median 0.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNEXMPLGSCCO
Revenue $314.41K $50.98M $17.11B
Gross profit – – $11.15B
Operating income – – $10.03B
Net income -$37.11M -$5.06M $6.38B
Free cash flow -$60.22M – $5.60B
R&D $26.75M – $58.60M
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $-0.05 $7.67
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $44.68M $4.82B
Total debt $859.17K – $8.00B
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 105.44M 829.10M
Enterprise value -$22.54M $18.81M $124.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGSCCO
P/E -1.3x -21.1x 23.4x
P/FCF -0.8x – 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x – 20.2x
P/S 150.8x 2.2x 8.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.5x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.5x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.7x
EV/EBIT – – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 115.6x 1.4x 8.7x
EV/FCF -0.6x – 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x – 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.42 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% – 38.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 54.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 3.1% 66.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -53.7% 30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 6.0% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -50.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 60.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% – 60.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGSCCO
Gross margin – – 65.2%
EBITDA margin – – 64.0%
Operating margin – – 58.6%
Pretax margin – – 57.6%
Net margin -11,802% -9.9% 37.2%
FCF margin -19,155% – 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – 43.3%
Return on equity – -5.2% 48.5%
Return on assets – -4.4% 25.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 45.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGSCCO
Debt / assets 1.7% – 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 27.3% 46.9%
Equity / assets 87.3% 72.7% 53.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 58.5x 4.3x
Quick ratio 4.7x 58.3x 3.8x
Cash ratio 4.7x 58.0x 2.9x
Altman Z-score – – 10.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGSCCO
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – -40.8% –
Shareholder yield – -40.8% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 43.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNEXMPLGSCCO
Forward P/E – – 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.07FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2023 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMPLGSCCO
Held by institutions 17.5% 15.8% 9.2%
Institutions holding 15 66 858
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -2.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 7 31 600
Institutions selling 4 21 220
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.48 2.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NEXMPLGSCCO
NEXM 1.00 0.47 0.45
PLG 0.47 1.00 0.68
SCCO 0.45 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, PLG and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.41M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $113.70M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $149.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.5%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -54.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.7%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -47.2%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -16.9%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.65%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Platinum Group Metals (PLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.6%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXM, PLG and SCCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.